Majorities, Minorities, and the Future of Nationhood

"This volume presents leading perspectives on how liberal states can balance between conflicting interests of majority and minority groups, so that they can live together in mutual respect. The last decade's events are an alarming reminder of how conflicts over majority and minority relations can shake democracy at its foundations"--

List of contents

Introduction Charles Taylor; 1. Majority-minority constellations: Towards a group-differentiated approach Ruud Koopmans, Liav Orgad; 2. Are there any cultural majority rights? Rainer Bauböck; 3. Identity not culture: Where ethnic majorities are disadvantaged Eric Kaufmann; 4. Nationhood, multiculturalism, and the ethics of membership Will Kymlicka; 5. Reconciling the cultural claims of majorities and minorities Michael Da Silva, Daniel M. Weinstock; 6. Linking minority rights and majority attitudes: Multicultural patriotism Clara Sandelind; 7. The Liberalism of fear: The second coming Yael Tamir; 8. Multiculturalism without privileging liberalism Tariq Modood; 9. Why every nation should nurture (a thick and inclusive) nationalism Maya Tudor; 10. Populism and cultural majority rights: An uneasy relationship Christian Joppke; 11. Legitimate populism and liberal overreach David Goodhart; 12. The causes of populism and the problem of cultural majority rights Daniel Ziblatt.

Summary

The last decade's events are an alarming reminder of how conflicts over majority and minority relations can shake democracy to its foundations. This volume presents unique insights on how liberal states can balance conflicting interests of majority and minority groups, so that they can live together with mutual respect.

Product details

• Authors: Liav (European University Institute Orgad
• Assisted by: Ruud Koopmans (Editor), Koopmans Ruud (Editor), Liav Orgad (Editor), Orgad Liav (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781009233347
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0923334-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights